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Castaways place a wooden statue on top of a pole. At regular intervals, they will add another section of pole, making it harder to balance. If the statue falls off, that person is eliminated. The last person with their statue on top of the pole wins.

The Millennials vs. Gen X and Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers variation of the challenge involved balancing the statue with a pole horizontally on a perch while balancing on a balance beam. At intervals, castaways would slide their hands further back on the pole rather than add another section.

The challenge reappeared in Cambodia where the last male and last female standing would be given immunity respectively. Kelley Wentworth won it for the females after outlasting Tasha Fox, and Keith Nale won it for the males after Joe Anglim fainted 120 minutes into the challenge due to a severe drop in his blood sugar level. Joe was not in any danger of being medically evacuated, but was voted out at that night's Tribal Council.

In Millennials vs. Gen X, numerous contestants complained about the ants crawling on them, causing several of them to drop out. Ultimately, it came down to Zeke Smith and David Wright, with the latter pulling off a surprising victory.